October 16

October 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 1999: Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park in Birmingham's Civil Rights District was dedicated.
• 1999: Interim Mayor William Bell declared "Li Hong Zhi Day" in honor of the Fǎlún Dàfǎ founder.
• 1994: Five people were shot to death by Stephen Pilley and Anthony Apicella during a robbery of the Changing Times Lounge.
• 1990: Indian Springs Village filed for incorporation.
• 1984: WTWG-AM was relicensed as WAYE-AM.
• 1977: Chicago performed at the BJCC Coliseum.
• 1976: Rick Dees' "Disco Duck" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.
• 1975: The proposed development of Riverchase was announced.
• 1917: Kelly Ingram became the first enlisted serviceman to die in combat during World War I.
• 1911: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pawnee Bill’s Far East put on shows at Smith's Park.
• 1901: Buffalo Bill's Wild West paraded through downtown Birmingham and put on shows at Smith's Park.

Frank Rose, born October 16, 1920

Births

• 1939: Football coach Bud Moore was born in Birmingham.
• 1920: University of Alabama president Frank Rose was born in Meridian, Mississippi.

Marriages

• 1996: Attorney Hugo Black III married Jeannine Crowell in Pinecrest, Florida.
• 1861: Chambers McAdory married Maria Jordan.

Deaths

• 2012: Biblical scholar Frank Moore Cross died in Rochester, New York.
• 1994: Five people were shot to death by Stephen Pilley and Anthony Apicella during a robbery of the Changing Times Lounge.
• 1917: Kelly Ingram died in combat during World War I.
• 1915: Andrew Adger, namesake of the Adger community, died.
• 1871: Attorney and State Assemblyman Robert Jemison Jr died in Tuscaloosa.

Sports

• 1999: The Pelham Prowlers won 11–5 against the Jacksonville Hammerheads.
• 1976: The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 120–109 in a NBA exhibition game at the BJCC Coliseum.